State employees in Blue Earth County
State of Minnesota employees whose work location is in Blue Earth County, fiscal year 2026.
Employees
2,676
FY 2026
Total paid
$196M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$72,756
base rate median $80,396
Average paid
$74,924
across 2,620 with pay
Highest paid
$389,402
Inch, Edward S
Median pay by fiscal year
Paid in year and annual base rate
Median paid in yearMedian annual base rate
Employees by fiscal year
People on the payroll at any time in the year
Agencies in Blue Earth County
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$113,633
$99,901
$96,476
$90,866
$90,700
$86,481
$83,488
$83,155
$81,374
$76,551
$75,438
$64,997
$54,395
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jass, Krista J | Public Defense Board First Asst Public Defender | $92.92 /hr | $184,253 | — |
| Trahms, Cheryl A | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,145 /2 wk | $183,629 | $8,987 |
| Elbers, Shauna K | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 | $7,027 /2 wk | $182,569 | — |
| Bukralia, Rajeev | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $182,520 | $22,133 |
| Turgeon, Michael J | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $5,186 /2 wk | $181,947 | — |
| Corley, Christopher R | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 | $6,803 /2 wk | $181,512 | — |
| Buisman, Kevin C | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 9 | $6,972 /2 wk | $181,127 | — |
| Morris, Henry | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 | $6,789 /2 wk | $181,039 | — |
| Reising, Joseph J | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,919 /2 wk | $180,908 | — |
| Kammer, Roy T | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 11 +3 more | $7,630 /2 wk | $179,477 | — |
| Yin, Hongxia | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 +1 more | $6,408 /2 wk | $178,994 | — |
| Egeland, Jodi A | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range E | $6,887 /2 wk | $178,965 | — |
| Ward, Troy Glenn | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | — | $177,635 | — |
| Smayling, Miles | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,598 /2 wk | $177,175 | — |
| Richardson, Kristin A | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,443 /2 wk | $176,835 | — |
| Peddireddy, Anitha | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $4,625 /2 wk | $175,804 | $9,404 |
| Schultz, Jennifer Lynn | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,331 /2 wk | $175,511 | $6,237 |
| Flannery, Brenda | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,443 /2 wk | $174,963 | — |
| Wright, Karen J | MN St Colleges & Universities MSUAASF Range C | — | $174,188 | — |
| Deris, Aaron R | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $4,207 /2 wk | $173,933 | $12,237 |
| Veltsos, Christophe V | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,292 /2 wk | $173,043 | — |
| Simonson, Robert | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | — | $172,918 | — |
| Falgren, Jed A | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ Admin Transp | $81.19 /hr | $172,788 | — |
| Dale, Kathleen | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 9 +2 more | $6,408 /2 wk | $172,014 | — |
| Richie, Kathy | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,459 /2 wk | $171,674 | $11,133 |
| Fingland, Sean G | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,331 /2 wk | $171,461 | $9,313 |
| Hall, Mark | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $6,598 /2 wk | $171,156 | — |
| Dellwo, Kenneth John | Public Safety Dept State Patrol Lieutenant | $57.80 /hr | $170,915 | $26,719 |
| Zhang, Jidong | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,084 /2 wk | $170,137 | $14,851 |
| Cronn-Mills, Daniel | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,517 /2 wk | $169,464 | $10,569 |
| Guvenli, Turgut H | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $4,523 /2 wk | $168,866 | — |
| Ous, Greg B | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ Admin Transp | $81.19 /hr | $168,789 | — |
| Olson, Michael James | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 12 +1 more | $7,088 /2 wk | $167,866 | — |
| Attenberger, Laura E | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 9 | $6,438 /2 wk | $167,252 | — |
| Coghill-Behrends, William Lee | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 10 | $6,425 /2 wk | $166,920 | — |
| King, Maria J | Health Department Health Care P&D Syst Div Dir | $78.42 /hr | $166,893 | — |
| Eastman, Karen S | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,517 /2 wk | $166,652 | $10,569 |
| Hiebert, Daniel D | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,590 /2 wk | $166,510 | — |
| Davis, Wade S | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $5,861 /2 wk | $166,103 | — |
| Ruhland, Christopher T | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,207 /2 wk | $165,936 | $22,115 |
| Smith, Steven W | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 7 | $6,306 /2 wk | $165,723 | — |
| Pribyl, Jeffrey R | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $4,736 /2 wk | $165,588 | $8,311 |
| Cooper, Brigette R | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $4,207 /2 wk | $165,046 | $12,305 |
| Chase, Lin | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 7 | $5,507 /2 wk | $163,941 | — |
| Davis-Gage, Darcie Alma | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty | $3,737 /2 wk | $163,892 | $6,235 |
| Brown, Christopher Bernard | MN St Colleges & Universities State University Faculty +1 more | $3,057 /2 wk | $163,874 | — |
| Corcoran, Paul J | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Administrator 8 | $6,104 /2 wk | $162,843 | — |
| Lindee, Stephen J | Public Defense Board Public Defense Asst Attorney | $75.91 /hr | $162,447 | — |
| Solie, Joel | Public Defense Board Public Defense Asst Attorney | $75.91 /hr | $162,447 | — |
| Tess, Zachary Ted | Transportation Dept Engineer Princ Admin Transp | $78.50 /hr | $161,754 | — |
Each person counts once per fiscal year, agency and county (multiple positions combined, shown as “+ more”). “Paid” is the total paid during the fiscal year, including overtime and other pay; it is lower than the base rate for anyone who started, left or worked part time. “Base pay” is the rate on record.